British Third Rate ship of the line 'Texel' (1799)

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Texel	7108
Nominal Guns	68	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	Dutch Third Rate ship of the line 'Cerberus' (1784) (68)
Captured	30.8.1799	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	11.1800	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Amsterdam - Holland	M01
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	11.6.1818	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck156' 0"Imperial Feet47.5488
Length of Keel126' 11 ¼"Imperial Feet38.4112
Breadth44' 2"Imperial Feet13.4239
Depth in Hold17' 1"Imperial Feet5.1852
Burthen1,317 ¹⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

11.1800Broadside Weight = 555 Imperial Pound ( 251.6925 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
11.1800491 BWAS-1793
5.1803250 BWAS-1793

5 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
11.1800 - 3.1802CaptainRichard Incledon (1755-1825)BWAS-17933.1802 - 1803CaptainHenry GarrettBWAS-17933.1803 - 9.1804CaptainGeorge ByngBWAS-17939.1804 - 1805CaptainDonald Campbell (1781-?)BWAS-17931805CaptainRobert JacksonBWAS-1793

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
9.1804 - 1807Rear-Admiral of the WhiteJames Vashon (1742-1827)BWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
17.5.1805 - 1.6.1809LieutenantAlexander BrodieNBD1849

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1803MidshipmanHenry Dilkes Byng (1781-1860)NBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
27.8.1805 - 18052nd Class VolunteerGeorge Inglis (1787-1849)NBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
4.7.1800Arrived at ChathamBWAS-1793
9.1800Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
11.1800Commissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1793
1.1801Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £13260.0.0dBWAS-1793
5.1803fitting as a Floating Battery at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £5887.0.0dBWAS-1793
9.1804Commissioned as a guard ship for LeithBWAS-1793
9.1808Laid up at ChathamBWAS-1793
1812Refitted as a Other Vessels Powder Hulk
11.6.1818Sold at Chatham to Mr. Beatson for £2,740BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

M01Ron van Maanen, Document

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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